In the countries ofthe ArabandPersian,throwingshoesshowsa deepcontempt.BeforeAhmadinejad,the head of statehas everthrownshoesisformerU.S. PresidentBushinBaghdad,Iraq.Pelemparnyais a journalistwho claimedupsetoverthe U.S.invasionof his country.Despiteathree-yearprisonsentence,he is considereda heroby some.(ren)